- Date
- September 23, 1981
- Place
- Fullerton, CA · FULLERTON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N21989Cessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810923061409A
- Case key
- 123068
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3269 81/9/23 FULLERTON,CA CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2022 N21989 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 21, 959 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 290 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YUCCA VALLEY,CA FULLERTON,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CFI WAS RETRIVING A/C AFTER STUDENT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FOR LOW FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21989
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fullerton
N21989Registration cancelled Oct 16, 2012 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.